Mikaele Seo
Mikaele Seo (born 27 December 1971)[1] is a Wallisian politician and member of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna. Since 2022 he has represented Wallis and Futuna in the French National Assembly.
Mikaele Seo | |
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Member of the Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly for Mua District | |
Assumed office 26 March 2017 | |
Member of the French National Assembly for Wallis and Futuna's constituency | |
Assumed office 18 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sylvain Brial |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 27 December 1971
Political party | Renaissance |
Before entering politics Seo worked as a cleaner in a college in Wallis.[2]
Seo was elected to the Territorial Assembly in the 2017 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election, representing the Mua District.[2] He was appointed chair of the Assembly's standing committee.[3] He was re-elected in the 2022 elections.
Seo served as the alternate for Sylvain Brial and took over his seat in the National Assembly after his stroke.[4][5] He stood for Brial's seat in the National Assembly in the 2022 French legislative election, and was elected in the second round with 50.11% of the vote.[4][6][7] He intends to sit with the president's party, Renaissance, in the Assembly.[8]
References
- "M. Mikaele Seo" (in French). Assemblée nationale. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Législatives 2022 : Présentation des parcours des 17 nouveaux députés d'Outre-mer entrant à l'Assemblée nationale" (in French). Outremers360. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Les commissions" (in French). Assemblée Territoriale Wallis & Futuna. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Pro-independence candidates in Tahiti win seats in French National Assembly". RNZ. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Législatives : les candidats de la majorité présidentielle en tête en Nouvelle-Calédonie et à Wallis-et-Futuna" (in French). Challenges. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Wallis et Futuna (986) - 1ère circonscription" (in French). Ministry of the Interior. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Législatives 2022 : À Wallis et Futuna, Mikaele Seo, soutenu par la majorité présidentielle, élu député" (in French). Outremers 360. 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- "Le nouveau député de Wallis et Futuna Mikaele Seo sera présent à la rentrée parlementaire au Palais-Bourbon" (in French). France Info. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.